Banana Nut Cake

Name: Banana Nut Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: CAKE; 2 1/4 c sugar; 3/4 c solid vegetabble shortening; 1 1/2 c bananas, mashed, ripe (3 bananas); 3 eggs; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 3 c all purpose flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1 c buttermilk; 1 1/2 c pecans, chopped (optional); FROSTING; 1 c bananas, mashed, ripe (2 bananas); 3 Tbsp butter, softened; 2 c powdered sugar; 1 1/2 c pecans, chopped (optional)

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By Sheri Mullins
@shlymu64

I made this cake for cake balls at a wedding rehearsal. They were a big hit!

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Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Ingredients

CAKE
2 1/4 c

sugar
3/4 c

solid vegetabble shortening
1 1/2 c

bananas, mashed, ripe (3 bananas)
3

eggs
1 1/2 tsp

vanilla extract
3 c

all purpose flour
1 tsp

salt
1 1/2 tsp

baking powder
1 1/4 tsp

baking soda
1 c

buttermilk
1 1/2 c

pecans, chopped (optional)
FROSTING
1 c

bananas, mashed, ripe (2 bananas)
3 Tbsp

butter, softened
2 c

powdered sugar
1 1/2 c

pecans, chopped (optional)
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How to Make Banana Nut Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees; spray 3 9-inch cake pans with Pam.
Cream sugar and shortening together with mixer.
Add mashed banans, eggs and vanilla; mix well.
In small bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Add dry ingredients to banana mixture alternately with buttermilk. Beat 3 minutes on medium.
Stir in pecans; pour batter into pans. Bake 30 minutes
FROSTING: Beat together bananas, butter and powdered sugar. Add additional powdered sugar if needed to achieve spreading consistency. Stir in pecans.
Spread frosting making a triple layer cake.